Stages of the 2012 Tour de France

Stage 11, July 12, Albertville to La Toussuire–Les Sybelles: 148km

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Twenty years after the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville, the peloton moves into the Alps to tackle its second summit finish of the race. Short (140km) but intense, the 18km climb to the summit of La Toussuire is preceded by the Col de la Madeleine (25.3km), Col de la Croix de Fer (22.4km), and the Col du Mollard (5.7km). If the yellow jersey contenders whose time-trialling skills are not up to scratch don't seize the day, they could regret it in the end.